Published 11:20 pm, Saturday, April 9, 2011

CLIFTON PARK -- Police are investigating an attempted sexual assault Saturday on a trail at the Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve.

According to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office, a woman came to a dead end on a trail at the preserve when a man attempted to physically and sexually assault her. The woman escaped unharmed, police said.

State Police helped sheriff's deputies search the area, police said, but the man was not found.